The Milham Park Golf Course is a popular trail for local cross-country skiers.Gazette file

The proposed ordinance amendment would prohibit dogs on the golf course and would "eliminate the opportunity for dog waste on the course and possible interaction with golfers," Sean Fletcher, director of the city's parks and recreation, wrote to commissioners in a staff memo.

Fletcher wrote that the Nordic Ski Club has requested dogs be banned from accompanying skiers on the course because they "can negatively impact trail conditions" and also because dog waste has become an issue for skiers.

Under city ordinance, dogs are only banned from the beach and water at Woods Lake Park. The amendment would ban dogs from the golf course at Milham Park, but not the whole park.

Owners would be fined $100 plus court costs for violating the ordinance, and would pay a fine of $200 plus court costs for a subsequent violation within six months of a prior offense.

Commissioners meet at 7 p.m. Monday in City Commission Chambers on the second floor of Kalamazoo City Hall, 241 W. South St.

Emily Monacelli covers local government and beer for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Contact her at emonacel@mlive.com or follow her on Twitter.